Merle Dixon (Destinies)

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Merle Dixon
Actor	Michael Rooker (Appearance) Andrew Wheildon-Dennis (Voice)
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Brown (Graying)
Age	Early to Mid 50s
Occupation	Pre-Apocalypse Former U.S. Army Serviceman Drug Dealer Post-Apocalypse Former Supply Runner for the Atlanta Camp Former Guard for Woodbury (Determinant) Former Leader of Woodbury and his militia (Determinant)
Family	Will Dixon - Father † Daryl Dixon - Brother
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Status	Determinant
Episode Count	17 (Maximum) 3 (Minimum)
First Appearance	"Guts"
Last Appearance	"The Suicide King" or "Too Far Gone"
Fate
Death Episode	"The Suicide King" or "Too Far Gone" (Determinant)

“

My old man was a real prick. Used to put his cigarettes out on me'n Daryl. Spare me your tears -- made me the fine upstanding man I am today! ―Merle to Rick/Shane. (Determinant)

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Merle Dixon is a survivor of the outbreak and a determinant former antagonist in GameMill Entertainment's The Walking Dead: Destinies. He is the brother of Daryl Dixon. He determinately serves as the secondary antagonist of "Woodbury" or the primary antagonist of "Welcome to the Apocalypse", "Woodbury", and "Fear the Living".

Pre-Apocalypse

Georgia

Not much is known about Merle's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he had a father and a younger brother. When Merle and Daryl were younger, their father would put his cigarettes out on them, though Merle doesn't hold it against him as it made him the man he is today.

Post-Apocalypse

After the outbreak occurred, Merle and Daryl joined a small group just outside of Atlanta. One day, he volunteered to go on a supply run with fellow group members Glenn Rhee and Theodore Douglas.

Welcome to the Apocalypse

"Guts"

Merle gets into an argument with T-Dog for the former wasting ammo by shooting at walkers on the rooftop and drawing more near. The argument quickly turns physical, due to Merle's racism. It ends with Merle on top of T-Dog, holding him at gunpoint, as T-Dog begs someone to do something.

In-Game Decision

Rick Grimes can choose to try to defuse the situation calmly or handcuff Merle to the roof.

Defuse the Situation (Alive): Rick hold Merle at gunpoint and make him get off of T-Dog. This infuriates T-Dog and he refuses to go anywhere with Merle. Glenn will tell Rick to give them a minute to cool off and the two will leave T-Dog and Merle alone. As they do, Merle kicks T-Dog down and handcuffs him to the roof before leaving. T-Dog curses Merle that he better pray if he ever gets loose.

Handcuff Merle (Alive): Rick will hit Merle with the butt of his gun and handcuff him to the roof before he, Glenn, and T-Dog all leave.

"Life Worth Living"

If Rick chooses to defuse the situation, Merle will return to camp with Rick and Glenn, where he is confronted by Dale for abandoning T-Dog.

"Overrun"

If Merle was brought back to camp, then a few nights later, the camp becomes overrun with walkers, causing Merle and the rest of the survivors flee to a vehicle jammed roadside.

Death (Determinant)

The Suicide King

Killed By

• Daryl Dixon
• Philip Blake (Caused)

After being captured by Woodbury, Daryl is forced to fight against Merle by the Governor. Daryl manages to win the fight by beating his brother to death.

Too Far Gone

Killed By

• Rick Grimes (If Rick survived)
• Shane Walsh (If Shane survived)

After Merle kills Glenn/Michonne, he engages in a final battle with Rick/Shane, which ends with his defeat and being decapitated.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Merle has killed:

• Penny Blake (Zombified, Determinant)
• Glenn Rhee (Determinant)
• Michonne Hawthorne (Determinant)
• Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people

Relationships

Allies Daryl Dixon - Brother Rick Grimes - Determinant Leader Atlanta Survivor Camp Shane Walsh - Determinant Leader Lori Grimes - Determinant Carl Grimes - Determinant Glenn Rhee - Determinant Dale Horvath - Determinant Carol Peletier - Determinant Sophia Peletier † Greene Family Farm Hershel Greene - Determinant Maggie Greene - Determinant Beth Greene - Determinant Judith Grimes/Walsh - Determinant Michonne Hawthorne - Determinant Woodbury Philip Blake - Determinant Leader Haley † - Determinant

Enemies Daryl Dixon - Brother, Determinant Former Ally, Attempted Victim, and Killer Rick Grimes - Determinant Attempted Victim and Killer Atlanta Survivor Camp Theodore Douglas Shane Walsh - Determinant Former Leader, Attempted Victim, and Killer Lori Grimes - Determinant Former Ally Carl Grimes - Determinant Former Ally Glenn Rhee - Determinant Former Ally and Victim Dale Horvath - Determinant Former Ally Carol Peletier - Determinant Former Ally The Prison Hershel Greene - Determinant Maggie Greene - Determinant Beth Greene - Determinant Andrew † - Determinant Former Ally Judith Grimes/Walsh - Determinant Michonne Hawthorne - Determinant Victim Philip Blake - Determinant Former Leader

Appearances

• List
• Table (Defuse)
• Table (Handcuff/Spare Penny)
• Table (Handcuff/Slay Penny)

Destinies Welcome to the Apocalypse "Guts" "Life Worth Living" (Determinant) "Overrun" (Determinant) Survival of the Fittest "What Lies Ahead" (Determinant) "Bloodletting" (Determinant) "Haunted" (Determinant) "Pretty Much Dead Already" (Determinant) "Better Angels" (Determinant) Kill the Dead "Seed" (Determinant) "Sick" (Determinant) "Killer Within" (Determinant) Woodbury "Walk With Me" (Flashback, Determinant) "Made to Suffer" (Flashback, Determinant) "Hounded" (Flashback, Determinant) "When the Dead Come Knocking" (Determinant) "The Suicide King" (Determinant) Fear the Living "Infected" (Determinant) "Clear" (Determinant) "This Sorrowful Life" (Determinant) "Too Far Gone" (Determinant)

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5
Welcome to the Apocalypse			✔	✔	✔
Survival of the Fittest	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Kill the Dead	✔	✔	✔
Woodbury			✔	✔
Fear the Living	✔	✔	✔	✔

✔	Appears	✔	Voice is heard
👁	Appears with no lines	✔	Appears in a flashback
✔	Appears as a walker	🖼	Appears in a photograph/video
✔	Appears as a corpse	✔	Appears in a hallucination/dream

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5
Welcome to the Apocalypse			✔
Survival of the Fittest
Kill the Dead
Woodbury	✔	✔	✔		✔
Fear the Living				✔

✔	Appears	✔	Voice is heard
👁	Appears with no lines	✔	Appears in a flashback
✔	Appears as a walker	🖼	Appears in a photograph/video
✔	Appears as a corpse	✔	Appears in a hallucination/dream

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5
Welcome to the Apocalypse			✔
Survival of the Fittest
Kill the Dead
Woodbury	✔				✔
Fear the Living

✔	Appears	✔	Voice is heard
👁	Appears with no lines	✔	Appears in a flashback
✔	Appears as a walker	🖼	Appears in a photograph/video
✔	Appears as a corpse	✔	Appears in a hallucination/dream

Gallery

Welcome to the Apocalypse

Fear the Living

Fear the Living (Woodbury Leader)

Trivia

• Merle and Theodore Douglas are the only Destinies characters to have more than one possible death.
• He is one of the seven characters who can determinately outlive their TV Series counterpart, the others being Theodore Douglas, Shane Walsh, Lori Grimes, Dale Horvath, Hershel Greene, and Philip Blake.
  • He is also one of the nine characters who can determinately predecease their TV Series counterpart, the others being Rick Grimes, Glenn Rhee, Carl Grimes, Carol Peletier, Hershel Greene, Maggie Greene, Beth Greene, and Michonne Hawthorne.
• If it is decided not to chain him, his appearance in the events of the third season looks quite similar to Mike Harper from Call of Duty: Black Ops II, a character whose appearance is modeled after and voice by Michael Rooker.

Destinies Characters
King County	Morgan • Rick
Atlanta Camp	Daryl • Merle • T-Dog • Glenn • Lori • Carol • Dale • Shane • Carl • Sophia
Greene Family Farm	Hershel • Maggie • Beth
The Prison	Judith • Andrew
Michonne's Group	Michonne • Mike • Terry
Woodbury	Philip • Haley • Penny
Alive characters appear in green. Unknown characters appear in blue. Dead characters appear in red and italics. Undead characters appear in gray and italics. Determinant characters appear in purple.